Thursday, January 28, 2016

MACC Boss speaks out

Looks like Abu Kassim has had enough with overzealous officers and even panel members giving press statements as if they were sole and authorized spokesmen of the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC). Or, worse, as if the MACC is a platform for them to state their political aspirations.

Good move, Tan Sri. Don't let them get carried away.

p.s. I was not the only one who noticed the excessive "freedom" of giving statements from within the MACC of late. Some tweets from yesterday:

As a senior citizen and a retired senior government servant who has served the nation and country for more than 34 years, I am glad that the Chief of MACC has issued an official position to clarify that any media statement made by his subordinate officers are not official or approved by the MACC authority. The public is now convinced that it was the prerogative of AG to state his official finding that the PM Najib has not committed any crime or wrong doing with regards to all the the ongoing problems regarding the 1MDB connected to SRC as well as the RM2.6 billion donation by the Saudi Monarch to DS Najib's personal account, etc. The AG is guided by the power as per proviso given to him under the relevant Law and categorilised by the Federal Constitution. It is entirely up to the public to believe or accept the verdict issued officially by the Attorney General. However, DS Najib has not being given an absolute respite that he did not commit any crime or has abused his position as the PM. Period!

As a senior citizen and a retired senior government servant who has served the nation and country for more than 34 years, I am glad that the Chief of MACC has issued an official position to clarify that any media statement made by his subordinate officers are not official or approved by the MACC authority. The public is now convinced that it was the prerogative of AG to state his official finding that the PM Najib has not committed any crime or wrong doing with regards to all the the ongoing problems regarding the 1MDB connected to SRC as well as the RM2.6 billion donation by the Saudi Monarch to DS Najib's personal account, etc. The AG is guided by the power as per proviso given to him under the relevant Law and categorilised by the Federal Constitution. It is entirely up to the public to believe or accept the verdict issued officially by the Attorney General. However, DS Najib has not being given an absolute respite that he did not commit any crime or has abused his position as the PM. Period!

"Looks like Abu Kassim has had enough with overzealous officers and even panel members giving press statements as if they were sole and authorized spokesmen of the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC). Or, worse, as if the MACC is a platform for them to state their political aspirations."

Wow.

You were completely quiet when in July the goons were arresting MACC officers, sacking people, trying to transfer them illegally?